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'''Colchester Academy''', formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in ], ] specialising in English and Health Sciences. It opened on 6 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/8374760.Academy_school_opens_its_doors/|title=Sir Charles Lucas Arts College becomes Colchester Academy|publisher=Daily Gazette|accessdate=2010-10-09 | date=2010-09-06}}</ref> '''Colchester Academy''', formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in ], ] specialising in English and Health Sciences. It opened on 6 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/8374760.Academy_school_opens_its_doors/|title=Sir Charles Lucas Arts College becomes Colchester Academy|publisher=Daily Gazette|accessdate=2010-10-09 | date=2010-09-06}}</ref>


Its buildings are fundamentally unsafe due to the Bright Tribe Trust taking public money intended for repairs and safety work, and then never completing the work. The Conservative government, which had approved the academy initiative, had been warned about problems in 2015, but had taken no action. Michael Dwan, who set up Bright Tribe and had previously made a fortune of over a hundred million pounds from similar arrangements in ] provision, said "I am not in control of the trusts and never have been."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-45472189|title=Academy chain accused of misusing government funds|last=Munro|first=Bronagh|date=10 September 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> A BBC Panorama investigation broadcast in September 2018 suggested that some work, funded from public money, was not completed in the Academy's Sports Centre. The Conservative government, which had approved the academy initiative, had been warned about problems in 2015, but no action had been taken. Michael Dwan, who set up Bright Tribe, said "I am not in control of the trusts and never have been."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-45472189|title=Academy chain accused of misusing government funds|last=Munro|first=Bronagh|date=10 September 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>


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Academy in Colchester, Essex, UK
Colchester Academy
Address
Hawthorn Avenue
Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JL
UK
Coordinates51°53′26″N 0°56′46″E / 51.8906°N 0.946°E / 51.8906; 0.946
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityEssex
SpecialistEnglish and Health Sciences.
Department for Education URN136195 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalFiona Pierson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrollment648
Websitewww.colchesteracademy.org.uk/

Colchester Academy, formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex specialising in English and Health Sciences. It opened on 6 September 2010.

A BBC Panorama investigation broadcast in September 2018 suggested that some work, funded from public money, was not completed in the Academy's Sports Centre. The Conservative government, which had approved the academy initiative, had been warned about problems in 2015, but no action had been taken. Michael Dwan, who set up Bright Tribe, said "I am not in control of the trusts and never have been."

See also

References

  1. "Sir Charles Lucas Arts College becomes Colchester Academy". Daily Gazette. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. Munro, Bronagh (10 September 2018). "Academy chain accused of misusing government funds". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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